Bowen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANNICA B. BOWEN, on behalf of herself No. 2:20–cv–2318–KJN and all others similarly situated, FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION Plaintiffs, AND PAGA SETTLEMENT; ORDER GRANTING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COSTS, v. AND INCENTIVE AWARD 14 JEA SENIOR LIVING HEALTH AND (ECF Nos. 53, 54.) WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN, LLC, et al., Defendants. 17 Presently pending before the court is plaintiff’s unopposed motion for certification of a Rule 23 class, final approval of the parties’ class action and PAGA settlement, and award of fees, costs, and incentive payment in this meal- and rest-break dispute. (ECF Nos. 53, 54.) The court held a fairness hearing on December 5, 2023, and no written or oral objections were asserted. For the following reasons, the court CERTIFIES the settlement class; FINDS the class notice was the best practicable; APPROVES the class action and PAGA settlement as fair, reasonable, and…